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Delivery by Caesarean section, rather than vaginal delivery, promotes hepatic steatosis in piglets.
Clinical science (London, England : 1979) - 2 Oct 2009
Hyde Matthew J, Griffin Julian L, Herrera Emilio, Byrne Christopher D, Clarke Lynne, Kemp Paul R
Abstract excerpt
There has been a marked increase in the number of babies born by elective CS (Caesarean section). Following CS, the lack of normal stimuli that occur at birth alters the thermogeneic response, but any effects on hepatic metabolism have not been identified. In the present study, we compared the effect of delivery on hepatic metabolism in piglets, born either by CS or VD (vaginal delivery) and fed by TPN (total...
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